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"Danger"
This drawing in ink shows a nude man in Michelangelesque style lying on a jutting ledge of rock, illustrating six lines from the English poet William Collins (1721-1759), written below the drawing, as follows: "Danger, whose form of giant mould / What mortal eye dare, fix'd, behold! / Who stalks his round and hideous Form / Howling admidst the midnight storm; / Or throws him on the ridgy steep / Of some loose hanging rock to Sleep." This work was formerly housed in one of William T. Walters' drawings albums.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1987 | American Drawings from the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | A Man of Genius: The Art of Washington Allston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/28/1979 | Examination | examined for loan |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 5/8 x W: 7 11/16 in. (24.4 x 19.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1550